Through a short drone-shot video on Sunday, the SUNY New Paltz Instagram post asked, “Which blue dot are you?” (We’ll forgive the college for the “Pomp and Circumstance” soundtrack, since this was a graduation and also for basically implying that the graduating students are Smurfs).
The Freeman covered the event and took many, many photos, from the ground, because we’re apparently not allowed to shoot drone videos, even though it’s a First Amendment right and all that.
But we digress!
Check out SUNY New Paltz’s Instagram account on, uh, Instagram!
At the Freeman’s (trolling) request by an unnamed Life Editor, a school spokesperson said the college will post some more drone videos, so stay tuned. Or go back to work, you lazy, lazy person.

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How to execute a digital first workflow in a newsroom

Steam-first journalism FTW!

Journalists, members of Digital First Media and pretty much everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon, Eastern Time.

Today we are talking about developing and executing a realistic digital-first workflow for newsrooms, taking into account resources and audiences (so you might not need a Snapchat or Instagram strategy if you work on a rural area with no cell reception.) But the question remains, how do you report during the day as a true digital-first entity if you still have to get a paper out? Well, let's find out, shall we?